relocating!!

[bmccasland]

Maybe a real estate agent could help?

Just a general thought, can't give you any suggestions for who to use. But real estate agents do help with rentals as well as properties to purchase.

[jessmarimba]

Thornton to Erie is a pretty big stretch. If he'll need to be driving on I-25 to commute, you'll probably want to be as close to the job location as possible...that stretch of highway gets clogged up pretty badly.

I'd also say to look for a realtor - the lady I bought my house from manages properties as well as selling them. She doesn't have any in that area though (she tends to specialize more in the furnished student apartment area)

[CommuterChick]

Great Denver area bike trails start up in Thornton! And they're in the process of extending my east Boulder County trail system out to Erie, welcome aboard! I live in Louisville and work on the east side of Boulder (bike commuting 7 miles 1-way) and some of my co-workers drive in from Thornton, it is a longish commute but doable. A ton of them live in Erie. When we first moved here in '91 and my husband worked at 120th and Pecos we rented in Westminster for 9 months til we figured out where we wanted to live, so I think your plan is a good one.

Don't overlook Craigslist. A quick look at the Denver slice in the apts/housing section, searching on Thornton, turns up a bunch.

But since you're jobhunting, ehirsch of Winter Park, tell us about yourself if you're willing. Or feel free to link to me on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/marciarodney

[VeganBikeChick]

Congrats, ehirsch! I'm moving to Denver myself and will be there this Thursday. We should have a TE meetup for all the locals

[shootingstar]

Best of luck with the move, ehirsch. And more cycling adventures in the Denver area and nearby.

[solobiker]

Welcome back!! We have been out here for 16 years and love it. I guess it all depends on what you are looking for. We used to live in Longmont (north of Erie) and made the commute to Denver and like Jess said it does get backed up pretty good. But living up there gives you more options for riding. What I have found is that once you get down near Thornton the riding will get pretty crazy due to traffice.

As for places to live/rent like any town there are some sketchy spots in Thornton..like Washington Street near 88th and the surrounding area Also some areas of Federal Heights which is kind of close to Thornton is not the best. Do you think you can find a short term rental place just to get you a place to stay until you find a place that will meet your needs? What I mean by short is week to week that way you will not have pressure to find something quick and you will not be tied down to a lease in an area you don't want to be in.

Wow...you have a lot to do in a little time. Good luck!!

[ehirsch83]

Thanks everyone

I lived in Boulder for 3 years previously and the fiancé grew up in Aurora and moved to Ft. Collins when he was 16(and then went to CSU).

We are thinking of doing a 6 month apartment rental in Broomfield or Louisville while we get settled and decide where we want to be, house wise.

We are both big cyclist(he has his UCI license) so we would prefer to be a little out of Thornton( he will be working off 120th).

I work in flight operations for private aviation company and also teach horse back riding, thinking of using this to try and make a career change and move out of aviation and into a different field. We will see though!